Finance Committee

Annual Report for Committees, 2019-2020

Committee Name: Finance

Committee Chair: Caroline Eastman

1^st __ 2^nd _X__ 3^rd ___ Check year of term

Committee Members: Joe Long, Deb Matherly, Beth Ann Rocheleau, Carolyn West

Ex Officio: Linda Brennison, President; Jeannette Walton, Treasurer

Consultant: Ginny Verne, Bookkeeper

Major accomplishments this year. Budget for 2020-2021. Creation of Fundraising Subcommittee [Board initiative]. Moderately successful pledge canvass.

Please briefly describe any factors that facilitated or impeded your work this year. COVID pandemic impacted pledges, requiring the development of a revised budget.

Any special initiatives continuing into the next program year. No special initiatives planned. Anticipate continued need to monitor the impact of the pandemic on expenses, revenues, and budget plans for 2021-2022.

Future dreams or long-range plans for the committee. Successful fundraising activities.

Constraints on accomplishing these plans. COVID!!

Respectfully submitted,

Caroline M. Eastman, Chair

Linda and Richard McLeod, Members

We were looking for a church where we felt accepted both intellectually and spiritually, a place where all people and religions were regarded equally without condemnation. Our search began at UUCC six years ago and we never had to look any further. We found our place here with a community of like-minded people and it became our second home, our second family.

Carita Barr, Member

Carita Barr, Member: Growing up in a Lutheran state-taxed church, I never was very religious. But 40 years ago, I heard about Unitarian Universalism through friends. I found a home here where this diverse religious community really works to better our world. Respect and honor for the “other” is the main ingredient in our cooperative efforts as a movement.

Dan Cook

Best Church:
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

“A church where skepticism is welcome and adherence to dogma is suspect? A church where all religions are invited but none are beyond introspection? A church that regularly presents nationally touring singer-songwriters? A church where half the congregation might have been at Hunter-Gatherer the night before? Now that’s a church we can support.”

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia

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